brachyurous

Variant of brachyuran

adjective

designating or of certain crabs with a short abdomen folded beneath the main body

Origin: < ModL Brachyura (< Gr brachys, short + oura, tail: see brachy- & uro-) + -an

noun

such a crustacean; crab
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